Bill C-36 has a business bent, and makes unlikely privacy promises

The bill is more about political posturing while government grants businesses greater powers over our personal data, without enough meaningful restrictions.

Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon tabled Bill C-36 in the House on June 15. It’s far from being a tough consumer privacy protection package, writes Ken Rubin.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KEN RUBIN

June 24, 2026

Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon recently introduced Bill C-36, the third such recent attempt at a private-sector privacy protection bill covering many topics.

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